The on deck batter has the right to be on the field as well as the umpire and base coaches. If any of those get hit it is a live ball and if the ball goes out of play after that then it is a dead ball and the umpire awards bases at the time of the release of the throw. If a ball hits an umpire he is part of the playing field so it is live unless it goes out of the field of play after hitting him.

If the umpire made the out call at any base and it was a force out no runs can score. The deciding factor is that the 3rd out was a force out. No question in previous post once the out at first is recorded all runs are scratched. Good call by umpire.

I also played in the tournament and the only question I have is when we got caught up why didn't we go back to seven innings. Our finals went off at the posted time and we only played five innings still? Not sure on that one?

As a USSSA umpire and a runner on first base. If a line drive is hit to an infielder and he tries to throw the runner out at first base and over throws. In USSSA you get the base you are going to plus 1. We say that the runner has to retouch first so that is one and then he gets second for two. In ASA he would get third because he had first at the time of the pitch. In either case it is still 2 bases on the over throw...

Anyone thinking of playing in the CT Senior Games tournament and decide to stay over at a hotel in Branford don't use Americas Best Value Inn Branford. The owner is very uncooperative and not willing to work with the consumer especially when I told him we were seniors. Just wanted to throw this out there maybe cause I am not a happy camper right now.

If that were me umpiring as soon as he started running back to second he was out cause he has to advance unless there is someone put out behind him so he could go back. However, it is still a force out and no run.

If a runner is running between second and third and gets hit with a batted ball not touched by the pitcher is called out and the existing runners would return to the bases they held before the play. In most cases the pitcher is not considered a fielder unless he touches the ball then all bets are off.

Fourth out would be if you appealed a runner at first base out for not tagging up say with bases loaded. He is called out and he is the third out. The team must stay on the field and appeal the runner on third base and have him be called out for same reason he would become the third out and no run would be recorded. Otherwise if the runner at first was the third out the run would count where the play is not a force out.

I stand corrected Stick, thank you and it will be called correctly from now on. I was trained wrong and I have been doing this the same way for 20 ears and never got a complaint about it? I guess if you sell something that sounds right or close to right it works? In your scenario you were scheduled to hit and I was following you and Wayne after me and I for some reason hit in your place. You would be out and I would hit again? I like mine better that I would be out and you would hit next? But a rule is a rule. Thank you for correcting me and it will be called right from now on.

Problem is Stick is that hitting the foul pole is like hitting the foul line as long as the ball hits it it is fair? The other solution you had in your previous post is incorrect because you are penalizing the offensive team twice. If a player bats out of order and a team picks up on it after the illegal player hits the illegal player is out and the batter who was supposed to be at bat gets in the box with one out. If it is caught before the batter hits the ball it is a no harm no foul and the correct batter is placed in the box with the count the illegal batter had on him. I believe you can lok that up anywhere abd it wil be the same. I am actually a USSSA umpire and that is what I have been trained. I actually go to a lot of tournaments and ask different umpires questions and get a lot of great info in doing so. I also coach a 60 AAA team in SSUSA and sometimes it stinks that I know the rules and some umpires don't and are there just for the money. That is why I speak so much praise for Tommy from CA because he umpires like I do and I applause that. Plus he knows the rules also. Thanks for listening while I rant...

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